Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Greece or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 87.1% against 86.7% in Greece as of 2024.

What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Greece and United Kingdom?

0.4%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Kingdom?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs United Kingdom: Survival to age 65, male

Greece

86.7%

in 2024

United Kingdom

87.1%

in 2024

Greece rank

42nd

United Kingdom rank

39th

Survival to age 65, male over time

Greece
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 87.1% against 86.7% in Greece, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 42nd and United Kingdom ranks 39th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	71.4%	68.6%	2.7%	Greece
1970s	75.2%	71.1%	4.1%	Greece
1980s	79.2%	75.4%	3.8%	Greece
1990s	82.0%	80.2%	1.8%	Greece
2000s	83.4%	84.0%	0.5%	United Kingdom
2010s	84.9%	86.6%	1.7%	United Kingdom
2020s	85.0%	86.0%	1.1%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Greece or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 87.1% against 86.7% in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Greece and United Kingdom?: 0.4%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Kingdom?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Greece and United Kingdom rank globally for survival to age 65, male?: Greece ranks 42nd and United Kingdom ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort)
Unit: % of cohort
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.